Old English · proper noun
Barþolomeus
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Modern English
- bartholomew
Meaning
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a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew
-
Bartholomew the Apostle, one of Jesus' disciples
Etymology
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”)
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